R v Roussos (a pseudonym) (No 1) [2024] NSWDC 498

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Roussos (a pseudonym) (No 1) [2024] NSWDC 498 Hearing dates: 20, 21, 22, 25, 26 March 2024, 5 April 2024 and 28 June 2024. Date of orders: 25 September 2024 Decision date: 25 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: Not Guilty of intimidation and Not Guilty of common assault (related offence). Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Judge-alone — Reasons of trial judge — One count of intimidation and related offence of common assault — Previous serious sexual assault charges dropped on day 1 of the trial — Matter remained in District Court — Duplicity of charges — Multiple inconsistencies between complainant and accused — Volatile and toxic relationship — Not Guilty verdict. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: AK v Western Australia (2008) HCA 8; (2008) 232 CLR 438 Fleming v R (1998) 197 CLR 250 Stanton v Abernathy (1990) 19 NSWLR 656; 48 A Crim R 16 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Crown) Demis Roussos (Accused) Representation: Counsel: K Buck (Crown) H Blake (Accused)

Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Mitchell & Co. Lawyers (Accused) File Number(s): 2022/00306115 Publication restriction: There is to be no publication of evidence that identifies or is likely to lead to the identification of the complainant in accordance with section 578A of the Crimes Act 1900.